Mental Health

This month, Justice Macklin heard the most recent application in the case of Lance David Blanchard at the Court of the Queen’s Bench of Alberta. At 59, Blanchard has spent two thirds of his life incarcerated in maximum security facilities,…

The use of solitary confinement has been a hotly debated issue in Canada and abroad, where the conditions and duration of confinement have been the subject of much scrutiny. According to data released by Correctional…

The coroner’s inquest into the fatal police shooting of Andrew Loku began on Monday. Mr. Loku was fatally shot by police in July of 2015. A Special Investigations Unit (SIU) investigation cleared the two officers…

*Author’s note: all quotations are taken from this report by Amnesty International, unless otherwise noted. Australia’s current policy on refugee and asylum-seekers is that “no person who arrives in the country by boat seeking asylum…

More than 50 immigration detainees began refusing food yesterday in two Ontario centres. These detainees are protesting prison conditions that include increasing lockdowns, the use of solitary confinement and indefinite detentions in maximum security prisons….

Terry Baker, a 30-year-old inmate at Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener Ontario, has died in segregation after she was found unresponsive in her cell on Monday evening. She was then taken to St….

Students in Woodstock, Ontario are demanding greater access to mental health resources and more support from their school board. Since the beginning of the year, five people aged 19 and younger have committed suicide and 36…

A quick search for images of Ross River reveal its beauty. It is no wonder that the Yukon Community Profiles describes it as a community surrounded by a “spectacular landscape”. Ross River is a community…

The mission of the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre is to provide a safe and respectful space where women can connect with each other, access support and services and work together to create positive change for…